friends

I have reblogged this from gettingrealwithptsd . Words cannot adequately express the impact of such a horrible, senseless act of violence, but they can convey where our thoughts lie. I join my thoughts with GettingReal and the millions of others around the world.

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My thoughts keep turning today to the massacre in Florida and the family and friends of those so cruelly murdered. Their grief is unfathomable. I just wanted to take some time on my blog to griev…

There is just too much good stuff going on at Crowdwish, so I will pick the one I felt was “up there” (besides the one that was actioned for my friend*)

April 24th’s Crowdwish was ‘I could find an online job that actually pays’.

You totally can.

Remote working is a huge industry, easily worth in excess of $150 billion a year. There is a wealth of sites offering online work, but inevitably many of them are slightly dodgy and best avoided.

As a rule of thumb, here are the things that should ring alarm bells if you are looking to make money ‘remote working’ from home:

If it all feels a bit too good to be true. If someone’s offering untold riches for doing comparatively little, then use your abundant common sense. There’s no such thing as a free lunch, if you can forgive the incredibly vacuous cliché.

If the contracting company asks you to pay for their services upfront. If people are demanding an advance payment, don’t ever make it. It undoubtedly signifies an arrangement that is not designed to benefit you.

If they ask you to provide confidential information. Do not disclose bank account details, national insurance or social security details to anybody. Obvs.

If their mails come from a personal account. If an email that you receive doesn’t contain a business email and phone number, it’s worth avoiding. ‘Real’ businesses rarely use hotmail.

If you get the ‘job’ incredibly easily. Not intended as a diss on your undoubted abilities but be aware of being accepted too readily.

There are however a lot of sites which offer legitimate methods of remote employment, pay reasonable wages and have structured processes in place that ensure nobody gets fleeced.

If you have skills and abilities in almost any area, from copywriting to accountancy, mobile app designing to translating, there are jobs posted on these sites every minute of every day, many of which pay reasonable wages of $30 an hour or more.

From reliable sources that use them frequently, these are the world’s best and most trustworthy remote working sites, which can genuinely be trusted to provide alternative sources of income for anyone with skills to offer. None of these require upfront funds to register:

A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart, and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words.

Throughout life, we cycle through friends, for better or for worse. At points, we may take our friends for granted. It’s a challenge to truly appreciate these friends who always seem to be there for you. I advise you to do so, no matter how difficult it may be! Show love for these friends. As Roberts illustrates, friends do have the incredible power to remind you of the song in your heart. In difficult times, they will be there to support you. If you break, they will put the pieces together. Love your friends and keep them close, for it is a terrible feeling to be searching for friends who are no longer there.

Secondly, I am re-posting this video because I care deeply about my friend. I am asking people to re-blog this video -on your blog, on facebook, on twitter, etc. Please spread the word, as I am hoping to reach our goal.

If this seems pushy, I apologize. Being aware there are many things going on in this world and everyone can do so much, this is one thing I can do to make SG’s life a little easier, and so I am trying. If you would like to donate, even as little as $5.00, please go to http://www.gofundme.com/886ae8